pagoda parts madness

[nick mercedes]

Having a bit of a tidy up I happen on a Pagoda rear light in a box of gubbins.

Out of interest I look on ebay to see what they go for.

mercedes 280sl 230sl owners tail light w113 parts 250sl pagoda w113 | eBay

Are they really worth that much??

 

[Charles Morgan]

There are a few on ebay.de in better condition for a lot less.

Perhaps if you turned it into a roll top box for a W124 you'd get a lot more?

 

[nick mercedes]

There are a few on ebay.de in better condition for a lot less.

My dreams shattered again.

Perhaps if you turned it into a roll top box for a W124 you'd get a lot more?

I was hoping to sell my priceless collection of 124 boxes and my even more priceless rear light to fund a months holiday in Barbados, looks like it's going to be a week in a static caravan in Hunstanton again.

 

[Charles Morgan]

a week in a static caravan in Hunstanton again.

Just sling a caravan on the back of your Expedition and drive round the M25 in the rain. Nobody will notice the difference.

 

[RBYCC]

Pagoda part prices have become astronomical in the past five years..
More supply and demand and what the market will bear...
New locking chrome gas caps are going for USD$400...

Mercedes 230SL 250SL 280SL -Late 190SL Chrome Locking Gas Cap

 

[neilrr]

I remain baffled by the huge increase in 113 prices in the past few years.

IMO they aren't special or rare or desirable enough to command the astronomical values they are seen at today.

Bubble?

 

[nick mercedes]

107s are on the up too.

Seems the way to sell some random part of a 108 or a 115 is to describe it as pagoda, and then charge 100 times extra.

 

[Jameshsk]

Hi i need a rear lense for my barn find on drivers side. is it in good condition?
thanks